Python is very free. If it were ever to become non free software, a free version would branch off, I'm sure.
From Python's README:
Copyright issues ----------------
Python is COPYRIGHTED but free to use for all. See the full copyright notice at the end of this file and in the file Misc/COPYRIGHT.
The Python distribution is *not* affected by the GNU Public Licence (GPL). There are interfaces to some GNU code but these are entirely optional and no GNU code is distributed with Python. -------------------------------------------- And the COPYRIGHT:
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch Centrum or CWI or Corporation for National Research Initiatives or CNRI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
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No, Red Hat would not say QPL and GPL are compatible. It's quite well known that thay are not. Why do you think Red Hat champions GNOME?
It seems to be well underway.
http://www.calcaria.net/
From Python's README:
Copyright issues
----------------
Python is COPYRIGHTED but free to use for all. See the full copyright notice at the end of this file and in the file Misc/COPYRIGHT.
The Python distribution is *not* affected by the GNU Public Licence (GPL). There are interfaces to some GNU code but these are entirely optional and no GNU code is distributed with Python.
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And the COPYRIGHT:
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the names of Stichting Mathematisch Centrum or CWI or Corporation for National Research Initiatives or CNRI not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission.
xv was removed from Red Hat Linux 6.0. Matt msw@gimp.org
Richard assured me in Paris that all the necessary permissions have been granted for the glibc maintainers to change the libio license to LGPL.
pcmcia-cs-3.0.9
Red Hat 5.9 Starbuck. No 's'. Matt
A copy of the PGP key is on every CD pressed, on the FTP site, and at http://www.redhat.com/corp/corp_contact.html